profane
verbs
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
"debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
corrupt,
debase,
debauch,
demoralise,
demoralize,
deprave,
misdirect,
pervert,
profane,
subvert,
vitiate
is derived from
violate the sacred character of a place or language
"desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
is derived from
adjectives
characterized by profanity or cursing
"foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
is derived from
is derived from
not concerned with or devoted to religion
"sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
is derived from
antonym
not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
"blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
is derived from
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